Johnson receives lower salary than three other fighters at UFC 191

Dominance in the octagon did not translate into money for D. Johnson (photo). Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

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With the victory over John Dodson at UFC 191, the flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson He reached the position of second best athlete in the Ultimate rankings, equaled the organization's record for title defenses and wrote his name in the history of MMA. However, none of this appears to have influenced Johnson's paycheck, who ended up with a lower salary than three other athletes at the event.

To perform, Johnson received the equivalent of US$191 (R$724), of which US$133 was paid for his performance and another US$58 corresponded to a bonus for his triumph over Dodson.

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The highest paid of the night was Anthony Johnson, who received US$ 230 thousand (R$ 872 thousand, at the current price) for his victory over Jimi Manuwa. As for the rivals in the co-main fight, Andrei Arlovski e Frank mir, came second and third respectively. The Belarusian received US$225 (R$853) while the North American took home US$200 (R$758).